Silas: Sporting not the best team in Portugal | OneFootball

Silas, former Sporting coach, acknowledges the tough mission that Farense will have this Wednesday against Benfica, in the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup. The coach of the Lions from Faro stated that the Eagles are currently the best Portuguese team.

"We know that Benfica is coming off a very good run, they haven’t lost in seven games and have won five of those. They are probably, at this moment, the best team in Portugal. We are aware of the level of difficulty of the challenge, but we are playing at home and we know our stadium well, we have the ambition to create some surprise, especially because in this competition there are always many surprises, and we are at this stage on merit. Therefore, expectations are very high," he began by saying at the press conference.

The coach admits to having admiration for José Mourinho: "I expect a very similar Benfica, very strong, with a coach who is factually the best Portuguese coach in history, there is no one who compares to Mister Mourinho in terms of titles. He is a coach whom I have admired and respected a lot since the first moment I met him, but on the field what we want is to compete and that part stays outside," he said.

Regarding the management of his players, he considered that Farense will present itself at full strength: "We will try to make intelligent management, so that we can have the players in the best condition to represent Farense, because representing this club requires us to give our maximum. But naturally, we will present a strong team, both tomorrow and then on Sunday", he explained.

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